Introducing: Introductory Business Statistics Courseware
Dr. Deborah Rumsey
Kythrie Silva
About this webinar
Discover the future of business statistics education: the "Introductory Business Statistics: A Future Leader's Guide" courseware. Join us for an exclusive on-demand product launch event for this groundbreaking resource!
This 15-minute walk-through will review the table of contents, learning objectives, included resources — such as interactive charts, auto graded quizzes, and engaging educational videos — and what sets it apart from other textbooks in the field. Authors Dr. Deborah Rumsey and Kythrie Silva will lead the discussion and explore the content, share their unique insights, and describe how courseware will set your students up for unparalleled success.
Meet your presenters
Dr. Deborah Rumsey
Teaching Professor
Ohio State University
Dr. Deborah Rumsey is a Teaching Professor at the Ohio State University in the department of statistics. She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She is also a founding member of CAUSE, the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education, and the conference designer and four-time program chair for USCOTS, the United States Conference on Teaching Statistics.
She has written several books in the “For Dummies” series, including Statistics for Dummies, Statistics II for Dummies, Probability for Dummies, and Statistics Workbook for Dummies. These books are published in several languages and are popular around the world.
Dr. Rumsey teaches and coordinates a large-scale introductory course in business statistics for all types of business majors, with a total of over 80,000 students taught in her career. She has taught online courses as well as in-person courses. Her scholarly interests include statistics education; in particular, writing, teacher training and support, student learning, and designing classroom spaces. Her personal interests include fishing, traveling, and spending time on her farm with her family.
Kythrie Silva
Manager, Instructional Design and Development
Cardinal Health
Kythrie Silva has 25+ years of experience in higher education and corporate learning and development. While at Ohio State University, she partnered with the department of statistics to teach faculty to design course materials, investigate new ways to use technology, and design technology-enhanced learning environments.
Currently, she manages a global team of instructional designers and developers who support business strategy and employee development at Cardinal Health, a Fortune 15 healthcare company. With a relentless focus on employee skill development, her team is responsible for the design and development of programs across the enterprise, from leadership and professional development to clinical continuing education to finance and sales, including the creative services team responsible for learning design guidelines, templates, graphics, video, and learner experience design. Programs created by her team deliver business results, and several have won Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence in Learning Awards.
Her professional interests include the application of Design Thinking and UX methodologies to create great learning experiences with performance improvement results. Her personal interests include crafting, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Dr. Deborah Rumsey
Teaching Professor
Ohio State University
Dr. Deborah Rumsey is a Teaching Professor at the Ohio State University in the department of statistics. She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. She is also a founding member of CAUSE, the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education, and the conference designer and four-time program chair for USCOTS, the United States Conference on Teaching Statistics.
She has written several books in the “For Dummies” series, including Statistics for Dummies, Statistics II for Dummies, Probability for Dummies, and Statistics Workbook for Dummies. These books are published in several languages and are popular around the world.
Dr. Rumsey teaches and coordinates a large-scale introductory course in business statistics for all types of business majors, with a total of over 80,000 students taught in her career. She has taught online courses as well as in-person courses. Her scholarly interests include statistics education; in particular, writing, teacher training and support, student learning, and designing classroom spaces. Her personal interests include fishing, traveling, and spending time on her farm with her family.
Kythrie Silva
Manager, Instructional Design and Development
Cardinal Health
Kythrie Silva has 25+ years of experience in higher education and corporate learning and development. While at Ohio State University, she partnered with the department of statistics to teach faculty to design course materials, investigate new ways to use technology, and design technology-enhanced learning environments.
Currently, she manages a global team of instructional designers and developers who support business strategy and employee development at Cardinal Health, a Fortune 15 healthcare company. With a relentless focus on employee skill development, her team is responsible for the design and development of programs across the enterprise, from leadership and professional development to clinical continuing education to finance and sales, including the creative services team responsible for learning design guidelines, templates, graphics, video, and learner experience design. Programs created by her team deliver business results, and several have won Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence in Learning Awards.
Her professional interests include the application of Design Thinking and UX methodologies to create great learning experiences with performance improvement results. Her personal interests include crafting, reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.
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